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It’s an extraordinary cake to serve with your afternoon coffee or a treat to end your evening meals. Not only does it make the prettiest slices, but something about serving guava makes it so much more special. I mean, when was the last time you ate a guava dessert? Truth be told, this has been my breakfast more times than I can count. Saying this guava cake is worth the small amount of effort it takes to bake, roll, and chill, would be an understatement....

Gift giving season is upon us! While it’s easy to find that ideal treasure for some people in your life, shopping for others can be a daunting task. Leave the shopping stress behind with our HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE! From toddlers to teens and everyone in between, we have gathered the most unique, creative, and (mostly) affordable gift ideas for everyone on your list! Top 5 Holiday Gifts: You can’t go wrong with any of these unique, fun and thoughtful gifts....

How to Make Swiss Meringue The biggest difference between Swiss meringue and other meringues is the way it is cooked. You start by gently warming egg whites and sugar over a warm water bath, and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Undissolved sugar can result in a grainy meringue, so rub a little between your first finger and thumb to test. If it feels smooth with no grains of sugar, it’s ready....

There are many thoughts on the best way to proof dough quickly, but the following trick is my favorite way, since it won’t overproof your dough, which can happen with other techniques. A Bowl of Steaming Water is the Key to Quickly Proofing Bread In the winter, when your house and kitchen are at a crisp temperature and you need a warm spot for your dough to rise, create a makeshift “proof box” by placing a bowl of steaming water inside your oven alongside your bowl of dough....

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Thankfully, according to Vietnamese cooking expert and Simply Recipes contributor Andrea Nguyen, you probably already have everything you need. “You don’t have to outfit your kitchen with unusual gadgets,” she writes in her cookbook, Vietnamese Food Any Day. So what do you need? Here’s what Andrea recommends—both basic and upgraded picks! Essential Kitchen Tools You’ll be set to start cooking Vietnamese food at home if you have most of the following items in your kitchen:...

This is critical knowledge to have if you plan to drink one. Or three. Because not knowing this will get you in a whole heap of trouble. Why Long Island Iced Tea Is So Good The Long Island Iced Tea is a curious cocktail. Theoretically, it shouldn’t taste all that good considering how many different liquors are being mixed together. Yet, it works! The triple sec (an orange-flavored liqueur), lemon juice, and cola bind everything just perfectly....

Bats, that’s what. Baseball bats. Humongous baseball bat-sized zucchini that you can’t imagine could have grown in just four days. Let alone three of them. What the heck? Where did these come from? Obviously you’re blind, you tell yourself, they must have been hiding under a leaf. Lots of leaves. Whatever. Now you have them, so what to do? Zucchini bread and zucchini cake are obvious choices, and you can also scoop out some of the insides of these mongo zucchinis, stuff the zucchini shells, and bake them....

Why dine at quick service restaurants? Well, for one, they are QUICK. You can walk in, eat, and get back on your favorite rides without hardly skipping a beat. You can make your experience even faster by using the app and putting in your order ahead of time. Quick service is ideal for those who aren’t planning on spending many days in the parks and want to maximize their time going on rides....

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This post has been sponsored by HemisFares but all opinions are our own Stuffed Pesto Chicken This Stuffed Pesto Chicken is bursting with flavor, vibrant colors and textures. It’s one of those dinners that looks and tastes super fancy, but is actually one of the easiest dishes to make. I don’t know about you, but I’m always looking for new ways to dress up boring chicken breasts, and this pesto chicken recipe was a sure hit with my whole family....

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There are many benefits to making your own burritos and they always turn out better than a store-bought frozen burrito which tends to be skimpy on the fillings. I load this won up with cilantro-lime rice, peppers, corn, black beans, salsa, and little cheese to pull the whole thing together. Assemble, wrap in foil and freeze. Dinner is waiting and ready when you are! Making them at home allows you to customize the filling and stuff them full to your heart’s content!...

Even with all the great zucchini recipes we have, it’s hard for three people to consume 14 zucchini a week! (There’s also a pattypan squash plant.) So around this time of year I’m always looking for ways to use up my overflowing vegetable drawer of zucchini. This is an easy-to-make strata-like breakfast casserole with grated zucchini, tomatoes, basil, ricotta, and Parmesan. (The tomatoes and basil are growing like mad now too....

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Breakfast casseroles are really quite easy to make. Bread, eggs, milk, and cheese are your base. Where you can get creative is with the seasonings and additions. In this one, we are celebrating spring with asparagus and leeks. Feta is our cheese of choice, along with some Parmesan for the topping. Bacon makes an important appearance as well. (You can skip the bacon if you must, but I don’t recommend it....

These Grilled Pork Chops with Spiced Pears turned out so amazing! Also, we made the greatest savory-sweet pork rub and smothered our pork chops in it before throwing them on the grill. For this recipe, we bought thin-sliced pork chops, but thicker-cut pork chops would work great too, you may just need to adjust your grilling time.We diced and cooked the pears over the stove in a small skillet with brown sugar and all kinds of yummy spices....

A Konkan-Inspired Masala Konkan is a strip of land on the Western coast of India encompassing parts of Goa, Karnataka, and Maharashtra. In developing this recipe, I consulted a Konkani family friend, Sandhya Nadkarni, who offers Indian cooking classes and runs the blog Indfused. Sandhya explained that while Konkani recipes are generally diverse in flavors and textures, some fundamental commonalities do exist. Because of its tropical climate, Konkani people (those native to the Konkan region) often cook with coconut, chilies, and tamarind....

Homemade Almond Joy If you are a fan of the rich chocolate, sweet coconut and crunchy nut of an Almond Joy candy bar, you are about to get a real treat. These Homemade Almond Joy are so incredibly addicting. By far my favorite homemade chocolates. The coconut filling is spot on with the real thing. You could easily use the same filling to make a mounds bar, just use dark instead of milk chocolate and leave out the almond....